New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/05/11/wnag-pensthorpe-trip-2026-2-around-and-about/
The second post in my series about the #WestNorfolkAutismGroup visit to Pensthorpe on Saturday, a general look at the site.
#Autism #WNAG #Pensthorpe #photography #birds #ducks #geese #coots #waterbirds
WNAG Pensthorpe Trip 2026 2: Around and About

A general post about Pensthorpe, with photographs from around the site that do not fit into any particular category, the second post in my mini-series about the WNAG excursion there on Saturday.

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Coots are already slightly weird-looking birds.

Coot chicks, on the other hand, look like fluffy vultures who just pulled their heads out of a bloody carcass.

#birds #coots

Coot chicks are fed by one or both parents.
(April 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Vögel, #birds, #Wasservögel, #Blässhühner, #coots, #animals
A Eurasian coot’s (Fulica atra) nest in the moat of Strünkede Castle in Herne-Baukau (Ruhr region).
(April 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Vögel, #birds, #Wasservögel, #Blässhühner, #coots, #animals, #Nest
Synchronised dining. Two swans going after something delicious in the water, I presume. All I can see are their bodies on the surface with their wings likely used to balance themselves while their head and neck are underwater. Very elegant. I wonder if one of the two coots swimming in the background is humming "I like big butts"? #swans #coots #lake #forest #nature
Mallards and coots gather at an ice-free spot on Lake Höhenfelder (Cologne-Dellbrück).
(December 2010)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Vögel, #birds, #Wasservögel, #Stockenten, #mallards, #Blässhühner, #coots, #Seen, #lakes, #Winter, #Köln_Dellbrück
An old photo of South American coots, with yellow beaks and shields, at Lake Llanquihue, Chile 🇨🇱 Puerto Varas.

#NaturePhotography #Chile #LakeLlanquihue #Birds #Coots #Nature
#BirdOfTheDay #Preening (alternative prompt) Ducks, Coots and a Blue Heron hanging out together. Some are preening, some are eating and some are just taking in the day at Laguna Lake, San Luis Obispo. #EastCoastKin #Heron #MallardDuck #Coots #Birds
A #EurasianCoot comes straight at the lens, eyes locked, beak centered, no drama needed.
#Amsterdam canals are full of tiny standoffs like this, one bird, one moment, all focus. 👀
https://www.amir2000.nl/blog/eurasian-coots-amsterdam-canals-soft-light-2025 "Coots on calm water in Amsterdam"
Do you read this look as curious or as warning?
#Coots #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #CanalLife #CanonR5MarkII #AMIR2000NLPhotography